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Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Puscifer wrote:
Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Yep. Has for years.

 Rented Tritium wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Yep. Has for years.

Well that I didn't know. Had I known, I would have bought a kit ages ago.

Puscifer wrote:

 Rented Tritium wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Yep. Has for years.

Well that I didn't know. Had I known, I would have bought a kit ages ago.

What's more, it has cost exactly the same as a hammerhead box as well.

Get 'em before GW catches on and changes the boxes.

Well if there's any left in my flgs on Saturday, I'll be getting one. I can't see that deal lasting.

Has been that way from the start. Maybe because they missed that some parts from the Hammerhead sprue (e.g. SMS) are also needed for the Skyray.

 Kroothawk wrote:
Has been that way from the start. Maybe because they missed that some parts from the Hammerhead sprue (e.g. SMS) are also needed for the Skyray.

That's exactly what it was. I didn't get a hammerhead for the longest time until I knew I could pickup a skyray box because you had all three of the tau vehicles in one kit and making them easily swappable was really easy.

 Rented Tritium wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Yep. Has for years.

I actually made a '1 star' review of the Hammerhead kit on Amazon trying to inform people they were getting ripped off.

Does anyone know if the Kroot or Fire Warrior models are new? I haven't heard rumors either way, but I have a feeling the boxes and art will be new, but I am curious about the models themselves.

Rumors are that Kroot are unchanged. Haven't heard anything about FWs yet.

 SickSix wrote:

 Rented Tritium wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
Woah wait... the Skyray kit has the Hammerhead sprue in it?

Yep. Has for years.

I actually made a '1 star' review of the Hammerhead kit on Amazon trying to inform people they were getting ripped off.

Just like a Chaos vindicator/ rhino/ predator/ landraider is just a loyalist one... with added goodies... at the same price...

Veskrashen wrote:
Rumors are that Kroot are unchanged. Haven't heard anything about FWs yet.

Thanks for the fast reply

Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

I think it's actually 6 barrels. Since they're lined up, it's hiding the rearmost ones perfectly, something that wouldn't be possible with an odd number of barrels.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

Probably twin linked

I'd like to hope for both stronger and twin-linked.

Im fine with just stronger.
Please have a good BS.

More stronger...... Sigh

 Rented Tritium wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

I think it's actually 6 barrels. Since they're lined up, it's hiding the rearmost ones perfectly, something that wouldn't be possible with an odd number of barrels.

It does indeed appear to be 6, which makes sense in terms of the weapon options, you have the MEQ / Light Vehicle busting Ion weapon, the Tankbusting Railcannon, so if you are mounting the burst cannon you probably want volume of fire more so than a strength boost compared to the normal burst cannon.

Personally what I'm curious about is, we have seen it mount at least 3 weapons (shoulder missiles, burst cannon, underslung plasma) I also think it's chest appears to mount more missiles but who knows what the story is there. I wonder if it will be limited to firing two weapons like other MCs or able to fire more than that.

Could be one of the modes you get by re-routing power, an extra weapon to shoot instead of the buff to movement or invul save.

 Drunkspleen wrote:

 Rented Tritium wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

I think it's actually 6 barrels. Since they're lined up, it's hiding the rearmost ones perfectly, something that wouldn't be possible with an odd number of barrels.

It does indeed appear to be 6, which makes sense in terms of the weapon options, you have the MEQ / Light Vehicle busting Ion weapon, the Tankbusting Railcannon, so if you are mounting the burst cannon you probably want volume of fire more so than a strength boost compared to the normal burst cannon.

Personally what I'm curious about is, we have seen it mount at least 3 weapons (shoulder missiles, burst cannon, underslung plasma) I also think it's chest appears to mount more missiles but who knows what the story is there. I wonder if it will be limited to firing two weapons like other MCs or able to fire more than that.

Has it been confirmed that it is going to be a MC? Or could be the same case as with the Maulerfiend/Forgefiend and turn out to be a Walker?


Also off topic, is that picture, a picture of you, or are you also just a fan of the show that I recognize that person from?

 Drunkspleen wrote:

 Rented Tritium wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone notice that the Burst cannon on the Riptide has 5 barrels and not 4? I wonder if it is more stronger.

I think it's actually 6 barrels. Since they're lined up, it's hiding the rearmost ones perfectly, something that wouldn't be possible with an odd number of barrels.

It does indeed appear to be 6, which makes sense in terms of the weapon options, you have the MEQ / Light Vehicle busting Ion weapon, the Tankbusting Railcannon, so if you are mounting the burst cannon you probably want volume of fire more so than a strength boost compared to the normal burst cannon.

Personally what I'm curious about is, we have seen it mount at least 3 weapons (shoulder missiles, burst cannon, underslung plasma) I also think it's chest appears to mount more missiles but who knows what the story is there. I wonder if it will be limited to firing two weapons like other MCs or able to fire more than that.

Also in one of the pics the shield has some kind of fusion weapon muzzles mounted on each side of the shield edge leading edge, so the Riptide may have ALOT of options, in one of the pics where its giving a breakdown of the various parts it also mentions the riptide can use the various battlesuit systems as well ( likely multitrackers, targeting arrys etc.)

Again heres hoping for a gimmickers dream of options .

We are going to need ALOT more magnets.

Now heres a concept to wrap your brains around...what if you can leave the joints unglued..and pose the riptide..pre battle mega cheese !

 Soo'Vah'Cha wrote:
Now heres a concept to wrap your brains around...what if you can leave the joints unglued..and pose the riptide..pre battle mega cheese !

Posing for advantage?

Yup, the more I look at the model the more ball and socket joints I see, and the weapons seem to just slot onto the arms...could be one of GWs most posable models.

Eldercaveman wrote:
Also off topic, is that picture, a picture of you, or are you also just a fan of the show that I recognize that person from?

It's not me, I just love the look on the guy's face.

Love the Riptide, Hope there's an option to put two huge guns on his shoulder instead of rocket launchers

 Drunkspleen wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:
Also off topic, is that picture, a picture of you, or are you also just a fan of the show that I recognize that person from?

It's not me, I just love the look on the guy's face.

The episode of road cops he is from is even funnier. Anyway derailing the thread, best stop